Essential oils of aromatic Egyptian plants repel nymphs of the tick Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae)

• Main Authors: El-Seedi, H.R., Azeem, M., Khalil, N.S., Sakr, H.H., Khalifa, S.A.M., Awang, Khalijah, Saeed, A., Farag, M.A., AlAjmi, M.F., Pålsson, K., Borg-Karlson, A.K.
• Format: Article
• Published: Kluwer (now part of Springer) 2017
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/19188/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-017-0165-3

Due to the role of Ixodes ricinus (L.) (Acari: Ixodidae) in the transmission of many serious pathogens, personal protection against bites of this tick is essential. In the present study the essential oils from 11 aromatic Egyptian plants were isolated and their repellent activity against I. ricinus...